Bobby Kabango

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Walter Nyamilandu says he does not see anything wrong with wearing a Democrat Progressive Party (DPP) beret. Nyamilandu was captured wearing a DPP beret last Friday in Limbe, Blantyre when President Peter Mutharika addressed whistle-stop campaign rallies and the photograph went viral on social media In an interview…

Some Be Forward Wanderers supporters are demanding the removal of team manager Stevie Madeira, claiming he is bringing confusion in the team. Secretary for the supporters committee Samuel Mponda confirmed, saying his committee has presented a petition to the executive committee for him to be removed. But Madeira said he will soon make a statement…

People who were affected with floods in the Lower Shire have been told to start winter cropping in restoring assets and for agriculture recovery. This was said last week when Circle for Integrated Community Development (Cicod) in partnership with Trocaire made a donation amounting to K54 million to farming communities affected by recent floods. The…

Political violence once more reared its ugly head at Ngabu Market in Chikwawa yesterday where some sustained injuries in a fight between Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) followers. In an interview yesterday, DPP’s Chikwawa Nkombezi Constituency shadow member of Parliament (MP) Ben Khuleya alleged that the fracas was sparked after…

Some political parties and aspirants are applying all tricks in the book, including playing psychological games on registered voters, to woo them to vote for their parties. One such tricks being played by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is that some of its party functionaries are collecting national identity (ID) and voter registration certificate numbers…

You could not resist the chirping sounds of birds in the early hours of the morning. The chorus, punctuated by silence, brings smiles on your face. Different species reflect the biodiversity of this place. That’s Michiru Mountain for you. It is one of the popular bird watching conservation forests in the commercial city of Blantyre.…

A truck rammed into a crowded market at Kampepuza in Ntcheu yesterday around 8am, killing 20 people, 17 of them on the spot and injuring nearly 31 others. Police said among the dead are four children—one as young as four—and two men, but 13 are women who had thronged the market to sell or buy…

South Africa has deployed a 25-member medical team to support Malawi in treating people affected by floods that hit the country three weeks ago. The team arrived on Saturday through Chileka International Airport in Blantyre and has so far treated people in Chikwawa District, one of the worst hit. Their arrival follows the first South…

The death toll in the aftermath of the floods that hit the country last week has risen from 45 to 56, Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) records show. Meanwhile, a seven-member rescue team from South Africa arrived in the country yesterday to assess the situation. Thulani Nzuza of the National Disaster Management Centre said…

The death toll following floods that hit the country last week has risen from 30 to 45 as of Monday, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) has said. Dodma said 577 people have been injured while two are reported missing. The floods, which resulted from incessant rains that hit the country from Tuesday to…

Be Forward Wanderers striker Peter Wadabwa and TN Stars forward Stain Dave have completed moves to Mozambican top-flight Mocambola League. Wadabwa has signed a one-year contract with Desportivo de Maputo while Dave has joined ENH Vilankulo on loan for a season. Former Flames goalkeeper Simplex Nthala facilitated Wadabwa’s deal which is subject to renewal based…

Bridging food security gap In this final part of the series HIV and food security our reporter BOBBY KABANGO looks at interventions made to help on some people who are food insecure and have no access to health facilities but were diagnosed with HIV in Traditional Authorities (T/A) Somba and Kuntaja in Blantyre district. About…

Ease of access to health care is of great importance in any country but particularly for villagers living with HIV and Aids. However, some HIV patients in Blantyre are being forced to walk long distances of up 20 kilometres to collect their quarterly allocations of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs as BOBBY KABANGO found out: The death…

Ease of access to health care is of great importance in any country but particularly for villagers living with HIV and Aids. However, some HIV patients in Blantyre are being forced to walk long distances of up 20 kilometres to collect their quarterly allocations of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs as BOBBY KABANGO found out: The death…